ZIP 43240 vs ZIP 43035

This side-by-side compares ZIP 43240 (Columbus, OH) and ZIP 43035 (Lewis Center, OH) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 43240 has a population of 3,469 at 534 people per square mile, while ZIP 43035 has 24,721 at 487 per square mile. That difference in population size and density alone reshapes how every other metric should be interpreted — a higher-income ZIP with 1,200 residents behaves very differently from one with 45,000.

On income and education, ZIP 43240 reports a median household income of $82,895 against $154,683 in ZIP 43035, with per-capita income of $52,086 vs $58,592. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 47.3% in 43240 and 69.1% in 43035. Poverty rate reads 8.4% vs 4.0%, and unemployment 6.9% vs 3.6% — these four fields alone drive most of the difference in the scorecard grades you will see for each ZIP.

Housing separates these two ZIPs further: median home value sits at $329,200 in 43240 versus $456,400 in 43035, with median rent of $1,484 and $1,608 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 28.2% vs 72.7%. When reading the comparison table below, focus on paired metrics rather than single winners — a ZIP with lower home values and lower income is not strictly "worse" if rent-to-income ratios and commute times land in the same zone. Every value is pulled from the exact same ACS table so the two columns are genuinely comparable.